Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-01-01
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 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2s-The Geary and Sutter street roads are running as usual this morning, and the officials do not apprehend any further immediate trouble.
 CAIRO. Ills, December 2S.-A fire at eight o'clock this morning destroyed tine Mississippi valley transportation steam CT, R. S. Hayse, and four barges, and the anchor llne steamer city of Natchez, while laying at the bank, The fire Is supposed to have originated iu the eff cabin of the Hayes, slon enyeloping the whole boat, burning her to the waters edge. The fire spread to the city of Nalchez lylng just below the Hayes and in IA few minutes she too was q mess of flames. The barges alongside the Hey eS, loaded with cotton, soda ash, and sundries, also took fire and were com pletely destroyed and nothing but th- vrocks of the turned hall rensins. The loss will reach about a million dollars, insurance not knoED.
 WASHINGTON, D. c. December 2S,- MrE. Logan received thi- morning long telegram signed officially b. the city clerk of the city Cf Chicago. embodying the resolutions adopted ity ;Es yi:y cOun- cil iast night. Tie ceuncsl formally re quested that the burial place Ostle dead statesman bo selected In that city, upon
 which he hes conferred go much honor,
 to be dedicated hy tha city. The an nounccment w6s made informally last night, that the deci ,ion i- yrac.Ica!ly reached to have the funeral il Inc senate chamber next FIid4y. and tLen convey
 the remains to Chicago. But few of the
 details of the nrTau ErI:lents have yet been made. The senate committee act- l ing through the EcFRehG;-s,-arms, will
 have immediate charge of the remains
 and Col Kennedy announces that by re quest of Mrs. Logan, Gen. Sheridan will
 De in charge If the procession, which vii, escort the-recsa,ns from Cablumet
 Place to inc capitol.
 PHILADELPHIA, December 27.-A fire broke out ID the basement Of the new Temple tnehter this rloruiog and In L. short time tae entire building was filled with smoke. The fire started in the ma | scum connected with the thcateT. Tia | tf.AhAET lr oNAEsA bF VI IL. -As Al-lA s prnpri-tor of the PnIlgGel phiR Record The Washington hotel adloins iEe theater aa the eass and much valGabi, property Is located in inc immediate vi cInity of the building. At l:30 IL Was believed the flames could be confined 70 the theater, but the fire Is burning fierce. ly m the centre of the large building out of reach of She firemen, and mBy probh- H- |. tLeater with its improvements cost Sing eTly S400OOO, and was regarded Rs the haDdsomest theater building m tbt country. IIsuraEce on ths property amounts to Sl27,OO0. The roof fell ln at 2:30 and taking n portion of the wall with II, buried three fremen under the heavy timbers and stone. One of the
 men, Hugh Coglan, was dug out alIve.
 but the others, John Johnson Rnd John Gibson, are siIll buried under the debris and cannot be reached. They are dead beyond all doubt. The fire is yet burn
 ing fiercely and trunks and furniture are
 being removed from the Washington hotel.
 PHOENIX, 4. T. December 2S.-HOn. De Prest Porter was to-day elected mayor for the uneXpIred term, by l23 majority, over G. W. F. Johnson.
 SAN FRANCISCO, December 2S-Lit,le Artie Frazer. the four-year- boy who was missed from hIs home on April 18th of this year. was found today buried m the sand near his home. The body was found by labUrers who were CXcayating.
 IL Is supposed that the child was play ing In the sand and that the bank fell in on him and burned him. A great stir
 Eas made at the time of bIy iisa- ns"-- anu 11uu sTUIu.n and B large re whrd was offered by the parents for the recovery of the boy.
 NAsmNGroN. December 2S-Presi- ident Cleveland is much better this morning and Is expected to be able to tGke a carriage ride ;hIS afternoon.
 NEW YORK, December 2sth.-The Fri bune's Pi,tsburg special says: It is authOrliRtively reported that had not the death of Gen. Logan occurred. Mis- Edith Andrews, daughter ot the million alre C. If. Andrews, of Youngstown, O., and John A. Logan, Jr., would have been married early in the spring.
 WASHINGTON, December 2g.-Tha pres ldent "a slowly improving III health. He has not resumed his official work how ever, as his physicians advise him to se- cure Bs much rest as possible.
 SAN FRANCIsCo. Dec. 2S.-A deputa- ton Of striking carmen held & confer ence with Mayor Bartlett tO obtain his services m arbItrating the presen. trou- ble with the car comps les yesterday. Nothing could be learned, however, of the result.
 LONDON. Dee. 2S.-It is officially an noInced that the meeting of pariig- ment hes been postponed until Feb ruary,
 SAN FRANCISCO. December 2S-An in- portsnt event bearing on the present trouble beIween the Sutter and Goary street cable companies and their ern- ployes, has just been made public. It was s conference held between represen- tatives of railroad companies on ore side and mayor Bartlett and the police com missIoners on the other. The conmis- slOuers pointed out the heavy cost en- tailed on the city in protecting the roads, the unprotected condition of large part of the city and the heavy duties imposed upon the police bY the present condition of things. Mayor Bartlett suggested that some compromise be effected through q jOint-commIttee of farbitratiop. The street car representatives, however. refused to agree to any outside interfer- ence to bring about q compromise and the conference adjourned without Hc- mpllshing anything. IL Is estimated 1 that the loss to the roads as they are now operated. IS seven hundred dollars & day to tho Sutter street, and five hundred a l day to the Geary street.
 OSHKOSH, Wis, Dec. 28-Senatar Sawyer has telegrsphed the LogEn | Fund Committee Ht Washington that be | will subscribe sl,OOO.
 SAH FRANCISCO, December 2S-A sen sationsl development in the street car trouble occurred to-day on the Geary | street hne. An Oiler who descended the l man hole ID the course If his duties on ihe road near Van Ness avenue, found two dynamite cartridges with fuse at tsched ln the tunnel through which the cable runs under the track. Further search was made and two more of these destructive agents found. If is be- IeVed that the cartridges were placed in fhe tunnel Sunday uiubf nm -.., i.,,--., .. l